Gang-Related News Articles

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CaliforniaA life from Crips to Christ (Monterey, CA):
The adult son of Stanley Tookie Williams III — a convicted killer who, to some, became a model of redemption before he was executed in 2005 — told the congregation of a Seaside church Saturday that his mission is to carry out his father's legacy and help solve the nation's street-gang problems by bringing young people to Christ.
Source: Monterey County Herald
Date: February 8, 2009http://www.montereyherald.com/...

South CarolinaS.C. becomes focal point to track funds for gangs, narcotics (South Carolina):
South Carolina's political and military leaders fear that U.S. street gangs are conspiring with international terrorists, an alarming scenario they said highlights the need for a specialized unit that targets major drug runners and their bankrollers.
Source: The Post and Courier
Date: February 8, 2009http://www.charleston.net/...

CaliforniaTwo arrested in Fairfield gang fight (Fairfield, CA):
A second man has been arrested in connection with a gang-related stabbing in Fairfield, police said.
Source: KCRA 3 News
Date: February 8, 2009http://www.kcra.com/...

NevadaGang task force looking for three males involved in bar fight (Moundhouse, NV):
The Lyon County Gang Task Force is looking for three Hispanic males involved in a bar fight early Saturday morning in Moundhouse which sent one victim to the hospital with severe head injuries.
Source: Lahontan Valley News
Date: February 7, 2009http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/...

CaliforniaMayor calls on community to stop protecting gangs (Salinas, CA):
Vowing to eliminate gangs in the city, Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue had hard words for gang members and those who tacitly support them during his annual State of the City address Friday.
Source: Monterey County Herald
Date: February 7, 2009http://www.montereyherald.com/...

CaliforniaTaking the fight to Merced County's gangs (Merced County, CA):
Take a look around next time you're in a crowd. Two out of every 100 people in Merced County are gang members.
Source: Merced Sun-Star
Date: February 7, 2009http://www.mercedsunstar.com/...

CaliforniaRialto wants second gang injunction, targets 15 gang lairs (Rialto, CA):
It's a young gang, but it seems intent on announcing its arrival and leaving its mark. That's why 171 cops banded together Friday to rustle its members out of bed while serving search warrants for "Operation Bust-A-$quad."
Source: The Sun
Date: February 6, 2009http://www.sbsun.com/...

CaliforniaShots ring out after men in cars shout gang names (Santa Ana, CA):
Police are looking for a group of men believed to be involved in a shooting that left two people injured Thursday night, police said today.
Source: The Orange County Register
Date: February 6, 2009http://www.ocregister.com/...

WashingtonDespite crackdown, local gang activity grows (Spokane, WA):
A Spokane task force created to quell the area’s growing gang problem is taking guns off the streets, seizing drugs and successfully working cases that result in arrests and convictions.
Source: The Spokesman-Review
Date: February 6, 2009http://www.spokesman.com/...

UtahLawmakers OK penalties for loitering gang members (Salt Lake City, UT):
Lawmakers have approved a bill to give communities the ability to designate gang-free zones and force anyone suspected of being a gang member to leave the areas.
Source: KIFI Local News 8
Date: February 5, 2009http://www.localnews8.com/...

North CarolinaCarteret Co. agencies coming together to fight influence of gangs (Carteret County, NC):
There are more signs each day that gangs are popping up all across the east. Several areas have gang prevention task forces—and as Nine On Your Side’s Philip Jones reports, you can add one more county to the list of places where law enforcement agencies are banding together to fight the influence of gangs.
Source: WNCT 9 News
Date: February 5, 2009http://www.wnct.com/...

WashingtonNew prison gang unit touted by Washington state (Walla Walla, WA):
Robert Walker is a recent arrival to the new gang unit at the Washington State Penitentiary. He likes his new home, as far as anyone can like prison.
Source: The Associated Press
Date: February 5, 2009http://www.google.com/...

CaliforniaAvenues gang bastion is demolished (Los Angeles, CA):
City officials tear down the Satellite House on Drew Street, from which Maria Leon's family allegedly controlled gang and drug activity in Glassell Park. Residents say the area has gotten safer.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: February 5, 2009http://www.latimes.com/...

North CarolinaSmall neighborhood gangs called biggest threat (Greensboro, NC):
For almost two months, two groups of teenage boys have been exchanging gunfire in a neighborhood along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Source: News & Record
Date: February 4, 2009http://www.news-record.com/...

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